Brahms Festival
Thursday, May 8 thru Saturday, May 24
Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony present a three-week Brahms Festival at Davies Hall and the Flint Center in Cupertino. Click
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Santa Cruz Film Festival
Friday, May 9 - Sunday, May 17
Meet independent filmmakers, musicians and artists at this nine-day celebration of film and culture. Stay near the beaches of Monterey Bay and Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Click
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Alexander String Quartet
Saturday, May 10 - 10am & SAturday, May 17 - 10 am - Herbst Theatre
The program includes lecturer Robert Greenberg and works by Bartok and Schubert. More
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Figaro
Now through June 8 - Roda Theatre
Berkeley Repertory Theatre presents this extraordinary play with opera. Details
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American Bach Soloists
Friday, May 16 - Monday, May 19 - Four Bay Area venues
American Bach Soloists premiere "The Sound of the Trumpet", a program celebrating virtuoso trumpet concertos. More
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Oakland East Bay Symphony
Friday, May 16 & Sunday, May 18 - Paramount Theatre
"Follies in Concert" is a staging of the Tony Award-winning musical, featuring some of Broadway's most romantic songs. More
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Peninsula Symphony's Mahler's Fifth
Friday, May 16 & Saturday, May 17 - San Mateo Performing Arts Center & Flint Center, Cupertino
Featuring Jing Wang, violin, the 2007 Irving M. Klein International String Competition Winner performing Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64. More.
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Festival Opera 2008 Gala
Saturday, May 17 - Alamo
The gala celebration features your favorite artists, live and silent auctions, and dancing 'til midnight. Click
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Matthias Goerne, baritone
Saturday, May 17 - Herbst Theatre - 8p
Goerne is joined by pianist Alexander Schmalcz in a program of Shostakovich, Wolf and Brahms. Click
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Uncorked!
Saturday, May 17, 1-6pm, San Francisco
Ghirardelli Square hosts its 3rd annual Uncorked Wine Festival, with 100 varietals from 50 wineries, plus food pairings, chef demos, music, and more.
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Make-A-Wish Croquet Invitational
Saturday, May 17 - Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyard
An afternoon of wine, food and wine-country style, sponsored by KDFC. More.
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Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprtano
Sunday, May 18 - 2p - SF Conservatory of Music Concert Hall
Leonard is joined by pianist Vlad Iftinca in a wide-ranging program. More
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21st Annual Star Chefs and Vintners Gala
Sunday, May 18 - Fort Mason, San Francisco
A benefit for Meals on Wheels, with more than 50 of the biggest names in the culinary world, together for one night only. More.
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Chanticleer
Monday, May 19 - Friday, May 30 - three venues
Chanticleer travels the Mission Road, performing a program of historic music composed for California missions. Click
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Lynn Harrell, cellist
Thursday, May 22 & Friday, May 23 - Grace Cathedral
SFJAZZ presents cellist Lynn Harrell performing the Bach Cello Suites. Details
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Crowden Music Center Anniversary Concert
Saturday, May 24 - 7p - 9p - Hertz Hall, UC Berkeley
More than 100 musicians will share the stage to celebrate. Details
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From the Top
Thursday, May 29 – Berkeley
Cal Performances presents the live taping of KDFC’s popular Sunday night show, hosted by Christopher O’Riley. More.
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San Francisco Girls Chorus
Friday, May 30 & Saturday, May 31 - two venues
The three-time Grammy Award-winning chorus concludes its 29th anniversary season. More
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Nuccia Focile
Saturday, May 31 - 8p - Hertz Hall
Italian soprano Nuccia Focile is joined on stage by her English tenor husband. Click
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San Francisco Concert Chorale
Saturday, May 31 - 8p - Mission Dolores, San Francisco
The Chorale's 35th anniversary season continues with its "Bach Experience". More
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Audra McDonald
Sunday, June 1 - 5p - Zellerbach Hall
Superstar soprano Audra McDonald will be accompanied by a jazz trio in a program from her latest solo album. More
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Das Rheingold
Tuesday, June 3 - Saturday, June 28 - War Memorial Opera House
The San Francisco Opera's imaginative new staging of Wagner's four-opera cycle begins with this mythic tale of mountaintop chicanery. More
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Opening Ceremonies for the Special Olympics
Friday, June 6 - 7:30-9:30pm - UC Berkeley
The Special Olympics Northern California Summer Games will kick-off the two-day competition of more than 1,000 athletes with great live entertainment presented byAT&T. Details.
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Ariodante
Sunday, June 15 - Sunday, July 6 - War Memorial Opera House
Susan Graham and Ruth Ann Swenson star in the San Francisco Opera production of Handel's baroque gem. Details
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Lucia di Lammermoor
Tuesday, June 17 - Saturday, July 5 - War Memorial Opera House
Natalie Dessay makes her San Francisco Opera debut, descending into murderous madness in Donizetti's tragic masterpiece. More
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Opera at the Ballpark
Friday, June 20 - 8p
A live simulcast of the San Francisco Opera's "Lucia di Lammermoor" on the big screen at AT&T Park, home of the Giants. More
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